sumnerkagan Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Anything by A.A. Attanasio. The most underappreciated writer who ever lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrainssleephere Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) Mine has got to be the Harry Potter books and the Lord of the rings books! But I'm reading a lot of Terry Pratchett at the moment, and I'm hooked. Edited July 2, 2008 by Maureen Punctuation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest radjack Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 for me it has to be the harry potter books. They were the reason i started reading in english ( i couldn't wait for the portuguese versions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Chadwick Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 The Harry Potter Books, Lord of the Rings. I have very much enjoyed as far as I have read, George R.R. Martin's Ice and Fire series, although it takes some stamina and sorting out (but then so does Tolkien!). The first in the series is A Game of Thrones. Terry Pratchett is in a league of his own. Guards! Guards! is my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Its been years since I read "A game of thrones", i'll have to fish it out and have a read again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eschulenburg Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 the Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey -- I've been following this series for 30 years. Oh, I love Pern!! My favorite fantasy author is Guy Gavriel Kay. He creates the most amazing worlds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I love fantasy. I shall have to have a look for some of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I don't do fantasy. Usually I am allergic to that genre. However I loved all of Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series. I am so glad I gave them a try! In fact, I have to get hold of the latest one. (Hope it is of the same calibre) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyndhilarious Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 That has got to be "The Black Magicians' Guild" and surely "Harry Potter". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Harry Potter books are obviously going to have to be included. .. Of course. I've always found Lord of the ring's hard to get into. I'm going to start reading some Tarry Pratchett, heard good things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamgee Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 An obvious one (as already cited umpteen times above) - 'The Lord of the Rings'. The first book I can remember actually wanting to read when I was a kid was 'The Hobbit' - the end of which I'd caught on Jackanory back in I think 1980, and was determined to find out what I'd missed. Loved the book - and had to read the sequel LOTR and really had my eyes opened when it wasn't just a longer 'hobbit'. Also amused me that every English teacher I had hated the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Did your English teachers hate The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings? My current favourite (sort of) fantasy is a pair of books by Charles Stross called The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue. Imagine the world as it is, except that magic exists and is bound by mathematical rules, and there is a civil service bureauocracy dedicated to stopping people finding out. Oh yes, and H.P.Lovecraft was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamgee Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Did your English teachers hate The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings? Couldn't comment on The Hobbit, as it never came up. But LOTR came up a few times - all of which in disparaging ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I haven't read a lot of fantasy, but I very much enjoy books by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. They come up with the most likeable and original characters. They take a bit of getting into as there are a lot of characters and different scenarios going on, but once in 50 pages or so, I get hooked. I love their humour too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snippety Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Another vote for Tolkien and also Charles Stross "Glasshouse" is very good. I love John Crowley - "Engine Summer" and "Little Big" are my two favourite fantasy titles. Also like Storm Constantine, particularly the Wraeththu series. I enjoyed Chris Wooding's "The Braided Path" very much and have been reading Tad William's "Shadowmarch" and "Shadowplay" which I like, but find Briony a bit whiny and annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 As a kid the Enchanted wood trilogy by Enid Blyton recently Harry Potter. Also David Eddings books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsgood Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 (edited) I have been reading fantasy most of my life and can recommend quite a few. I do tend to prefer series, some of which are quite large. Below are a few of my favourites. 1) The Wheel of Time series, by the late Robert Jordon Note: Brandon Sanderson has been commissioned to write the last one, called Memory of Light. It is due out in late 2009. Here is a link to his site if you wish to keep updated on his progress: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/category/39/ 2) The Sword of Truth Series, by Terry Goodkind (See my review thread for a review of the first book as I am currently re-reading the series and am adding reviews for each book as I get the time and motivation for them. Also, here is a link to to all of his work on this series where you can view the covers and click on them for a synopsis of each book: http://www.terrygoodkind.com/his_works/ ) 3) The Begariad, by David Eddings, along with two character related books - Belgarath and Polgara Note: All of these were co-written with his wife Leigh, but due to publishing "standards" of the time, her name was not publicly attributed to them until recently. Here is a link to their website where you can view the covers and synopsis for this series, as well as others of their work: http://www.eddingschronicles.com/index.html 4) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson Note: I've noticed that many people here seem unaware of how may sets of Chronicles there are in this series, and that Donaldson has revived the storyline. In the last (and final) set of Chronicles, Donaldson picks up the story 10 earth years later from where it left off. The following link to his website has a section on it where you can read the first chapter of this two newest books in this series: http://www.stephenrdonaldson.com/ There are three sets of Chronicles in this series. The last and final set of Chronicles consists of four books, two of which are already published and two of which are still being written. Below are the book titles and publication dates as found in Wikipedia: The First Chronicles: Book One: Lord Foul's Bane (1977) Book Two: The Illearth War (1978) Book Three: The Power that Preserves (1979) The Second Chronicles: Book One: The Wounded Land (1980) Book Two: The One Tree (1982) Book Three: White Gold Wielder (1983) The Last Chronicles: Book One: The Runes of the Earth (2004) Book Two: Fatal Revenant (2007) Book Three: Against all Things Ending (planned for 2010) Book Four: The Last Dark (planned for 2013) Incidentally, Wikepedia is a great place to check out what your favourite authors are currently up to, and often covers their entire published works in detail. Just look under the author's name, or if you can't recall it, but remember the title of a book, Wikipedia will bring up all information they have related to both the book, the author and frequently information on everything published by that author. Including reviews, publishing dates, links to related sites such as articles, interviews and more! 5) Books by Dave Duncan: Dave Duncan has written many other books and series. Here is the link to his website if you would like to look at the covers and synopsis for the books I've listed below, or to check out his other work: http://www.daveduncan.com/books.html The Seventh Swordsman Trilogy: Book One: The Reluctant Swordsman (1988), ISBN: 0-345-35291-2 Book Two: The Coming of Wisdom (1988), ISBN: 0-345-35292-0 Book Three: The Destiny of the Sword (1988), ISBN: 0-345-35293-9 The King's Blades Trilogies (Also by Dave Duncan) Tales of the King's Blades: Book One: The Gilded Chain (1998), ISBN: 0-380-97460-6 Book Two: Lord of the Fire Lands (1999), ISBN: 0-380-97461-4 Book Three: Sky of Swords (2000), ISBN: 0-380-97462-2 Chronicles of the King's Blades: Book One: Paragon Lost (2002), ISBN: 0-380-81835-3 Book Two: Impossible Odds (2003), ISBN: 0-380-81834-5 Book Three: The Jaguar Knights (2004), ISBN: 0-06-055511-4 Well this post is quite long enough and I'm getting pooped. Will come back and add more later! (Unless of course I've scared everyone away.) Happy reading all! Edited October 31, 2008 by wordsgood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsgood Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Terry Brooks - Shannara Series Hi. I just put this in another thread in answer to a new member seeking new fantasy reads, but as this is a really popular thread, I thought I would add it here as well! For anyone who liked these ones, Terry Brooks has recently revived his Shannar series for the 2nd time in the last several years. Here is the link to his official website. The link I'm using should take you directly to the page on it listing all of his published work thus far, including all of the Shannara series. http://www.terrybrooks.net/novels.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomander_Rake Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I went through every post and I did't see any one put Steven Erikson on their list. The Malazan Book of the fallen series starting with Gardens of the Moon have more scope and depth than any story i've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnie banks Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 For me Lord of the rings and The Hobbit are on their own. I think it may have something to do with the age you are when you first read them, I was about 14/15 [many moons ago] I`ve just read Roverandom and it is delightful, I `ve known about it for years and thought it would be too childish. It is and I love it I`ve also just finished the Song of fire and Ice series by George R R Martin and really enjoyed them all. Can`t wait for the next so I`ve ordered The Hedge Knight to try. It has good reviews on Amazon so here`s hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I haven't read that much fantasy yet but so far my absolute favourite is Terry Pratchett and thanks God I haven't read all of his books yet . I also like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Neverending Story very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Ooh Phoenix, you are so lucky to be new to Pratchett and have all his back catalogue ahead of you! I loved it when I discovered Pratchett. And sometimes Waterstone's have 3 for 2 on his books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman. I saw a graphic novel of it last week and it reminded me - yet again - that I really must re-read the novel. Other than that, Lord of the Rings and Terry Pratchett's novels are firm favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo-Bridge Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Phillip Pullman- Northern lights triliogy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 David Eddings takes some beating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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